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21 Apr 2008

Oral naltrexone is used to treat heroin and alcohol dependence. However, the effectiveness is sometimes compromised by patients not taking regular doses. This has led to the development of long-acting naltrexone implants and depot injections. These implants have not been approved for human use in Australia, but they are being supplied through some private clinics. There have been some adverse events suffered by patients who received naltrexone implants and it is suggested by some health professionals that an urgent review of the use of naltrexone for opioid dependence is needed.

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17 Dec 2007

Iran has the highest proportion of opioid users in the world and Iranian women experience greater stigmatisation from drug use than men. Associate Professor Kate Dolan from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre in Sydney talks about an international project which aims to help these women.

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10 Dec 2007

A Co-morbidity Co-ordinated Forum, organised by the Alcohol and Drug Foundation, ACT, was held in Canberra last week. It brought together experts and practitioners from Australia and overseas to discuss initiatives of caring for people with psychiatric illnesses who also have a substance abuse problem.

30 Oct 2006

Associate Professor Shane Darke from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre at the University of New South Wales talks about his book Mortality amongst illicit drug users, which looks at the epidemiology, causes and intervention.

3 Oct 2005

What happens when a doctor becomes addicted to drugs or alcohol? As a patient the question probably sends shivers up your spine - but doctors, after all, have the same vulnerabilities as everybody else. To make matters worse, doctors have easier access to drugs of addiction than most other sectors of the population. Lynne Malcolm, prepared this special feature.

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1 Aug 2005

What happens when a doctor becomes addicted to drugs or alcohol? As a patient the question probably sends shivers up your spine - but doctors, after all, have the same vulnerabilities as everybody else. To make matters worse, doctors have easier access to drugs of addiction than most other sectors of the population. Lynne Malcolm, prepared this special feature.

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